Leopard: Bugs/Compatibility Reports - Page 22

snowfox · #**169** February 18th, 2008, 07:00 AM

I have been able to solve part of my problem--about insufficient privileges to update--by downloading the combined updater from the Apple web site instead of using Software Update. The updater I downloaded worked. However, I continue to have the same problems with my home network, and it remains among the "disappeared."

HarryO52 · #**170** February 19th, 2008, 02:58 AM

I've found that in a normal environment, interference robustness would never do anything for me. If I was a good distance away from the 'G' router that I have, then I would lose some signal. A good fix for this was to get an 'N' router. It's range is quite a bit further away than the 'G' series routers.

snowfox · #**171** February 19th, 2008, 07:53 AM

The comment about G versus N routers may be valid, perhaps, but the fact that there are 8 wireless networks available from my neighbors makes me wonder. Do all of my neighbors (perhaps all of them using PCs) have N routers? It seems unlikely. My G router is the closest router to my wife's iMac and it does not even appear in her Airport list. It worked perfectly until I installed Leopard. Some of the wireless networks we are picking up are more than 200 feet away.

HarryO52 · #**172** February 19th, 2008, 03:25 PM

What I would do is switch the channels on YOUR G router. Go to channel 11 or 1. If you choose the opposite end of the spectrum, so to speak, your router should be available to you. There is more than likely a more powerful router somewhere that's on the same channel as yours.

snowfox · #**173** February 19th, 2008, 05:39 PM

Although why this should occur at exactly the same hour I upgraded to Leopard is a big mystery, no?? I do have an Apple tech arriving at my office tomorrow afternoon, and I'll let you know how this all pans out.

fgm · #**174** March 4th, 2008, 08:39 AM

Sorry if this is double post.
Powerbook G4 1.67gHz, 17"
Leopard 10.5.2

Just installed Leopard last week and upgraded to 10.5.2. Dock is not highlighting active running programs/apps. Ctrl-tab also doesn't show them. But if I click the icon the app window displays and acts properly. Activity monitor also shows them. Right click the icon and it acts as if the app is not running, displaying Open, Remove From Dock, etc. This isn't a showstopper but I would like to find out what's going on. The machine is running at 99% Cpu usage, but I'm running some very cpu intensive programs. Under Tiger things were happening normally. Haven't really changed the application mix since installing.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Gene Augustin · #**175** March 10th, 2008, 08:16 PM

I upgraded to Leopard 10.5.2. Wish I hadn't

1 Lost all of my printers. Had great difficulty reinstalling. Needed new drivers that work with Leopard; Have had to reinstall HP driver three days in a row.
2 Lost a lot of my network connections. Had to set them up again, sometimes several times.
3 Network keeps dropping out. Play with network preferences and they sometimes come back, reboot, reset router, etc. Frustrating.
4 Mouse/Trackpad behaves in a sticky manner. You drag, it pauses before it wakes up.
5 A lot of applications no longer function. No Leopard version available.
6 The dock isn't what I thought it would be like. It opens just another window.

Don’t install it until there is a newer version with less bugs!

Satcomer · #**176** March 10th, 2008, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gene Augustin

I upgraded to Leopard 10.5.2. Wish I hadn't

1 Lost all of my printers. Had great difficulty reinstalling. Needed new drivers that work with Leopard; Have had to reinstall HP driver three days in a row.
2 Lost a lot of my network connections. Had to set them up again, sometimes several times.
3 Network keeps dropping out. Play with network preferences and they sometimes come back, reboot, reset router, etc. Frustrating.
4 Mouse/Trackpad behaves in a sticky manner. You drag, it pauses before it wakes up.
5 A lot of applications no longer function. No Leopard version available.
6 The dock isn't what I thought it would be like. It opens just another window.

Don’t install it until there is a newer version with less bugs!

WHY, I say why with all the stories from Mac users "upgrading"from Tiger then why you did you go through Archive & Install process? This way you would get most of you files but get ride of OLD OS X "plugins" that messes up Leopard. Plus you would have kept all of your Network settings.

TO ALL Mac Users going to Leopard (or ANY OS X upgrade versions) DO NOT go the standard "Upgrading" way of installing a new OS X. Always hit the "Options" button and select "Archive & Install". You will never had most of the new OS X upgrading problems like the one listed here.